beU delivery YC Application

Winter 2022Active

beU delivery went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2022 batch as a Consumer company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.

YC batch: Winter 2022
Industry: ConsumerFood and Beverage
Team size: 300
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Hao ZhengFounder

What beU delivery does

beU delivery is an on-demand food delivery service in Africa. We offer a great selection of local restaurants and door-to-door food delivery that allows the customer to have their favorite food from the comfort of their home or office. We are the #1 food delivery service in Ethiopia, deliver at significantly cheaper rate than our peers, making food delivery affordable for the mass. We plan to expand our services to new markets and eventually become the super app of Africa.

beU delivery's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

beU delivery, Winter 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

beU delivery

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Food delivery service in Africa

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We built an on-demand food delivery platform focused on Ethiopia initially. Our product aggregates local restaurants and offers customers door-to-door delivery at rates significantly cheaper than competitors. It helps people in Addis Ababa get their favorite meals quickly from home or work and lowers the cost barrier for food delivery across the city.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and the company is based here. After YC, we will remain focused on this market and likely keep the company headquartered in Addis Ababa to stay close to our core customers and operations.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Addis Ababa is where we found the biggest opportunity to serve food delivery affordably in Africa. We know the market, the logistics challenges, and the local restaurant ecosystem well. Being here allows us to test ideas quickly and adjust to customer needs in real time rather than managing from afar.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real beU delivery YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from beU delivery's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like beU delivery would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.